Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848 (Photographer and Engineer)
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Hill and Adamson Calotypes
Collection — Hill and Adamson
Identifier: Coll-1073
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises four albums compiled by Andrew Elliot senior, a nephew of D. O. Hill, around 1916-1920. They include both priginal calotype prints by D. O. Hill dating from the 1840s, and copy prints (mostly carbon prints) from the early 20th century. There are also four boxes containing pages of the albums removed for an exhibition, and two additional boxes of original calotypes.The photographs depict mostly (but not only) ministers present at the Disruption of 1843,...
Dates:
1840s (date of calotypes); 1916-1920 (date of albums' compilation)
Newspaper clipping entitled "Sun-Drawing", handwritten text entitled "A negative 'Calotype' by D. G. Hill R.S.A + R. Adamson About 1845", and newspaper clipping about "D. O. Hill", undated
Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/1/91
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clipping entitled "Sun-Drawing", a text handwritten on an envelope entitled "A negative 'Calotype' by D. G. Hill R.S.A + R. Adamson About 1845", and, inside said envelope, a newspaper cutting with an article of "D. O. Hill - Famous Calotypes". Both about the early history of photography, in particular daguerreotypes and calotypes. Undated.
Dates:
undated
Witness Reporters', c 1843-1847
Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/5/72
Scope and Contents
Group portrait of reporters and journalists from the 'Witness' newspaper. Six men, identitied as Robert Adamson, Andrew Cameron, J.R. Fyfe, John Johnstone, John MacDonald, and William Robertson. Pencil caption: "Witness Reporters".
Dates:
c 1843-1847